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- Community Lenders Question Focus of Consumer Credit Reform
- Intuit Online Payroll Gives Small Businesses the Tools to Efficiently Manage Payroll via Google Apps
- Hypercom Continues to Expand ZKA Certified Product Portfolio in Germany
- Visa Extends FIFA-Themed Marketing Campaign to Global Audience
- nFinanSe Announces Fee Reductions for ATM Withdrawals and Bill Pay Transactions
- MoneyGram International and SUPERVALU Extend Alliance for Money Transfer Services at 1,000 Grocery Outlets
- StorValue, University Parent Media to Launch ‘Campus Dough,’ Reward-filled Prepaid Cards for Students, Filling Void from Credit CARD Act
- StorValue to Launch Fifth Reward-filled Prepaid Card Program, Demonstrating Its Novel, Rapidly Growing Offering
- NFC Forum Expands Global Reach with 19 New Members
- Identity Theft Remains a Main Concern for Consumers Finds Recall Survey
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Today the Square team is focused on bringing immediacy, transparency, and approachability to the world of payments: an inherently social interaction each of us participates in daily.
Featured Video
- Square vs. Verifone: Who wins? Mar 09, 2010
- VIDEO: A New Demo of Square - Ushering in the Cashless Society? Feb 12, 2010
- CEO Series: Twitter Vet Jack Dorsey on Why Square is What's Next Feb 12, 2010
- Transcript: Twitter Vet Jack Dorsey on How Square Redesigns the Payment Process Feb 12, 2010
- FIRSTcast Daily: What's Next with PayPal, Cellit, Bling Nation and Square Feb 12, 2010
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Square, Inc. RT @dplenge: Just received payment for recording session from @bemusedjohnny using @square,,..so radical! http://yfrog.com/0k7c8j
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Square, Inc. Proud to have Margaret as part of the beta. RT @MargaretAtwood: @heathr: @square: Hey! I'm part of the Beta! http://bit.ly/aW1nlC
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Square, Inc. RT @gotwalt: Just used @square for the first time ever at @sightglass. The smooth payment experience is going to make it unstoppable.
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Square, Inc. RT @tristanwalker: I am holding the *future* in my hand. And it's mine! So hype! (@square @Jack). Game over http://yfrog.com/32fdugj
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The latest on mobile innovations and the payments industry
- Obopay CEO Shares Strategy to Transform Mobile Payments Mar 08, 2010
- Gemalto and ViVOtech Speak Out on Mobile Mar 05, 2010
- Cellular South Supports Mobile Donations to Help Victims of Chile Earthquake Mar 04, 2010
- USAA Makes Mobile Financial Transactions Simpler, Safer with Quick Logon Mar 04, 2010
- Citi is Cracking [the Mobile] Code Mar 03, 2010
Top stories on security and the payments industry
- ArcSight to Present at Financial Industry Mail Security Initiative Meeting Mar 02, 2010
- First Data Extends Payment Card Security Trial to Hundreds of Merchants Mar 01, 2010
- Gemalto Teams with IBM to Deliver an Improved Identity Security Solution That Simplifies Authentication for Users Feb 18, 2010
- Symplified CEO to Discuss Cloud Security Myths at Pacific Crest Securities Emerging Technology Summit Feb 17, 2010
- Paymetric Named Finalist in Info Security Products Guide Global 2010 Awards for Tokenization Solution Feb 16, 2010
Card Networks
- American Express and TakePart® Announce 2010 Members Project® Empowering Everyone to Take Small Steps to Make a Big Difference Mar 08, 2010
- American Express® OPEN Expands Small Business Savings Program with AirTran Airways Mar 01, 2010
- FIRSTcast Daily: What's Next with Verifone, Bottomline Technologies and American Express Feb 24, 2010
- FIRSTcast Daily: What's Next with American Express, Mocapay and WiredBenefits Feb 23, 2010
- American Express Chairman and Chief Executive Officer to Present at the Upcoming CLSA AsiaUSA Forum Feb 23, 2010
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American Express On-sale! Platinum Cardmembers VIP access to chefs, private events at Pebble Beach Food&Wine festival. http://bit.ly/pbfw10
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American Express Various Lenovo laptops on Daily Wish today including the IdeaPad U550 at 50% off! Visit http://bit.ly/bPQOQP
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American Express On-sale! Private Platinum Cardmember event w Donatella Arpaia & Chef Michael Psilakis at Eos/Miami. http://bit.ly/Eos423
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American Express On-sale! Platinum Cardmembers VIP access to chefs, private events at Pebble Beach Food&Wine festival. http://bit.ly/pbfw10
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American Express Tomorrow on Daily Wish: various Lenovo laptops on sale including the IdeaPad U550 at 50% off! Visit http://bit.ly/bPQOQP
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- Discover Financial Services Announces First Quarter 2010 Earnings Release and Conference Call Mar 05, 2010
- Discover® U.S. Spending MonitorSM Rises 2.3 Points in February Mar 03, 2010
- Discover Financial Services Announces Financial Community Briefing Mar 02, 2010
- Discover Card Announces Winners of Student Card Design Contest Feb 24, 2010
- Discover® Card Ranked Tops in Customer Loyalty for 13th Consecutive Year Feb 23, 2010
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Discover Drive thru, eat in, take out or delivery: Here’s how to get 5 sweepstakes entries http://bit.ly/9f6ZO0 #Discover
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Discover I also liked these valuable home repair & energy efficiency tips! ~Nancy. http://bit.ly/d2h5G5 #Discover
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Discover Yay! 2 more coworkers signed up to be Big Brothers Big Sisters (Discover Workplace Mentoring) ~N. http://bit.ly/aj3FDK
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Discover Congrats Heather R. from CA— $500 sweepstakes winner. See how you can win: http://bit.ly/dksPL5 #Discover
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Discover I'm collecting tips on how to be more frugal when grocery shopping. http://bit.ly/9Q1t5N
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- MasterCard Renews Multi-Year Payment Technology Agreement with Transaction Network Services Mar 08, 2010
- Gates and MasterCard Foundations Partner with Opportunity International to Provide Financial Access to 1.4 Million of the Rural Poor in Africa Feb 23, 2010
- MasterCard Worldwide Partners Recognized for Contribution to Excellence in Prepaid Feb 22, 2010
- MasterCard to Participate in the CLSA AsiaUSA Forum Feb 18, 2010
- MasterCard Incorporated Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2009 Financial Results Feb 04, 2010
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MasterCard Worldwide Listen to MC CIO Rob Reeg @ 9AMCST Should IT drive business service reliability? www.CIOtalkradio.com #CIO
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MasterCard Worldwide MasterCard partners in LAC awarded for prepaid program excellence! Named "Best in Prepaid Program Marketing" http://bit.ly/cNphrj ^JI
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MasterCard Worldwide Rob Reeg, MasterCard GTO Pres talks about how IT drives business service reliability via @CIOTalk Radio tomorrow @ 9:00 a.m. ^JI
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MasterCard Worldwide Air ticket (43%) is the most popular item for online shopping in UAE: MasterCard survey http://bit.ly/6uc33G #onlineshopping ^GT
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MasterCard Worldwide 52% in UAE found it convenient to shop online in 2009 vs 47% in 2008: MasterCard survey http://bit.ly/6uc33G #onlineshopping ^GT
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- Visa Extends FIFA-Themed Marketing Campaign to Global Audience 14 hours ago
- U.S. Bank ReliaCard Visa Named “Best Government-Funded Program” at 2010 Paybefore Awards Mar 04, 2010
- Visa Introduces the Visa Signature Luxury Hotel Collection Feb 24, 2010
- The Bancorp Bank Teams Up with UniRush to Issue the Prepaid Visa® RushCard Feb 23, 2010
- Hyatt, Chase Card Services and Visa Form Strategic Alliance Feb 23, 2010
Issuers
- MoneyGram International Announces Agreement to Expand PropertyBridge’s Payment Services to Bank of America Merrill Lynch Account Holders Feb 08, 2010
- Ventas to Present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2009 Credit Conference Nov 24, 2009
- Tenneco to Webcast Presentation at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2009 Credit Conference Nov 20, 2009
- URS to Present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2009 Global Industries Conference Nov 20, 2009
- LP to Present at Bank of America 2009 Credit Conference on December 3 Nov 20, 2009
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Bank of America Signing off...reminder, we're closed Monday in honor of President's Day. Check our website for Facts About Fees and Contact Us info
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Bank of America @CreditSMS Hi!, I work for Bank of America. Were you able to get your issue resolved?
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Bank of America @BofA_Help Send me a DM with your name and contact # and I would be happy to call you. No account #'s please. Thank you . ^kd
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Bank of America @BofA_Help I apologize for the experience you had with Kevin, I would be happy to reach out to you to discuss further and gain details. ^kd
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Bank of America Signing off for the rest of the night. We will be back tomorrow morning at 9 AM ET.
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- Citi Increases Contributions to the New 'CauseWorld' App from shopkick, Inc. Mar 09, 2010
- Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit to Present at the Citi 2010 Financial Services Conference Mar 08, 2010
- Citi First Quarter 2010 Earnings Review Mar 08, 2010
- U.S. Bancorp to Present at the Citi 2010 Financial Services Conference Mar 04, 2010
- Citi is Cracking [the Mobile] Code Mar 03, 2010
- Experienced International Banker Appointed President and CEO, HSBC Bank USA Feb 10, 2010
- HSBC Appoints Gemalto to Facilitate the EMV Migration of Its Credit Cards across 19 Markets in Asia Pacific Jan 26, 2010
- HSBC’s Youssef Nasr to be Honored in New York by ABANA Dec 01, 2009
- Fitch Places Notes from HSBC Credit Card Master Note Trust (USA) I on Watch Negative Oct 28, 2009
- Unisys UK Joint Venture iPSL Renews Outsourcing Contracts with Barclays, HSBC and Lloyds TSB Oct 27, 2009
- Wells Fargo to Present at CLSA AsiaUSA Forum 2010 Feb 24, 2010
- Wells Fargo’s Stockholders to Have “Say on Pay” Feb 23, 2010
- Transcript: Captains of the Industry- Mike McCoy on What's Next with Wells Fargo Feb 11, 2010
- FIRSTcast Daily: What's Next with Wells Fargo, ClickandBuy, and the SPVA Feb 08, 2010
- Captains of the Industry: Mike McCoy on What's Next with Wells Fargo Feb 08, 2010
Processors
- TSYS Acquiring Solutions Names New President Mar 03, 2010
- TSYS Forms Merchant Acquiring Joint Venture With First National Bank of Omaha Mar 01, 2010
- BAI Payments Connect Conference and Expo to Feature Two TSYS Executives Feb 25, 2010
- TSYS Announces First-Quarter Dividend Feb 25, 2010
- TSYS Executive to Speak on Fraud and Healthcare Electronic Payment Systems Feb 24, 2010
- First Data Extends Payment Card Security Trial to Hundreds of Merchants Mar 01, 2010
- First Data Announces Financial Results Release Date Change: Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2009 Financial Results to Be Released March 11 Feb 26, 2010
- First Data to Release Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2009 Financial Results Feb 12, 2010
- First Data Assists Earthquake Relief Efforts in Haiti Jan 18, 2010
- ICICI Bank and First Data Enter Merchant Acquiring Alliance Jan 06, 2010
Tech & Software Providers
- The Fiserv Inc. SWOT Framework Analysis Mar 04, 2010
- Fiserv Delivers Thought Leadership Community Exclusively for its Financial Institution Clients Mar 02, 2010
- Fiserv Gen Y Research Reveals Fiscal Responsibility and Digital, Mobile Mindsets Mar 01, 2010
- Fiserv at Baird’s 2010 Business Solutions Conference Feb 22, 2010
- Fiserv Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Results Feb 02, 2010
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Fiserv Don’t miss Mark Frost, Ph.D., today at #BAI Payments, 2:45, where he gives new insights into cash supply chain mgmt. http://bit.ly/aSqMXe
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Fiserv Fiserv's new online community to provide clients with business insights, market trends and research - bit.ly/bG6TQn http://pitch.pe/49493
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Alternative Payment Providers
- Magento and PayPal Expand Relationship to Drive e-Commerce Innovation Mar 08, 2010
- CRE Secure to Provide an Easy Path to PCI Compliance for PayPal Merchants Mar 02, 2010
- iPhone App Funder appbackr is Finalist in PayPalX Competition Mar 01, 2010
- FIRSTcast Daily: What's Next with Mobile P2P Payment Trends, PayPal, and Gemalto Feb 19, 2010
- PayPal is Now a Way to Pay for Facebook Ads and Facebook Credits Feb 19, 2010
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PayPal Twestival is in 15 days! But you don't have to wait til March 25 to donate. Donate to a local widget here http://bit.ly/W7KX #Twestival
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PayPal New on The PayPal Blog: PayPal at Media Summit New York [#MS10] http://bit.ly/9FyqBI
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PayPal New on The PayPal Blog: Teaming up with Magento to Help Online Merchants http://bit.ly/bwpKUA
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PayPal The amazing thing about @twestivalsf is 100% of the proceeds go toward @concern on March 25 http://www.twestivalsf.com
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PayPal New on The PayPal Blog: How you can help with Chile earthquake relief efforts via PayPal & eBay http://bit.ly/bg3QSJ
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Most Popular
- USC Keston Institute Hosts California Bond Forum under Halo of State Legislature’s Historic Action on Water Issues Nov 05, 2009
- Fitch: Phibro Acquisition May Create Additional Risk for OXY's Credit Quality Oct 09, 2009
- Heartland Payment Systems Announces New Time for Conference Call to Discuss Third Quarter 2009 Results Oct 30, 2009
- Industry Reaction to American Express' Move to Buy Revolution Money Nov 18, 2009
- 1-800-FLOWERS.COM Announces That It Will Not Renew Its Contract for Third-Party Administration of Its Membership Program and Will Eliminate Data-Passing of Credit Card Information Dec 23, 2009
- Hyatt Place® and Hyatt Summerfield Suites™ Reward Guests with $20 Prepaid MasterCard® Gift Cards Sep 29, 2009
- GE Capital Retail Consumer Finance Extends Consumer Credit Card Program Partnership with JCPenney Nov 06, 2009
- Clinverse Completes $2.2 Million Series A Private Equity Financing Oct 19, 2009
- San Francisco Fire Credit Union Relaunches Its Investment Program with CUSO Financial Services L.P. as its Broker Dealer Nov 11, 2009
- Consumers Entering Holiday Season More Joyful Than Gloomy with Plans to Give; Gift Cards Top the List Nov 16, 2009
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